There are 5 ways to get from Stuttgart to Esslingen by bus, train, car, plane, or tram
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
2h 52mDrive 208.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Stuttgart to Esslingencar 208.3 km
2h 28mCHF 35–50Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Ustertrain S9 / ...
4h 17mCHF 42–209Fly, line 18 tram
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the tram from Zürich Stadelhofen, Bahnhof to Esslingentram
3h 40mTrain via Singen
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain Ic87 / ...
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
4h 29mCHF 52–215
Stuttgart to Esslingen by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Esslingen is to drive which costs SFr 30 - SFr 50 and takes 2h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Esslingen is to drive which takes 2h 28m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 50.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Stuttgart and arriving at Esslingen, Bahnhof via Uster, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Uster via Schaffhausen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 17m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Esslingen is 228 km. The road distance is 208.3 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Esslingen without a car is to bus which takes 2h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 52m to get from Stuttgart to Esslingen, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Esslingen bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Stuttgart station.
Stuttgart to Esslingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Esslingen is to bus which takes 2h 52m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 210 and takes 4h 17m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Esslingen, Switzerland?
GrandBus operates a bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station once daily, and the journey takes 2h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Esslingen, Bahnhof via Schaffhausen, Uster, and Uster, Bahnhof in around 4h 17m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–410
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Schaffhausen to Uster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Schaffhausen to Uster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- 043 288 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- forchbahn.ch
Tram from Zürich Stadelhofen, Bahnhof to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- forchbahn.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–25
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Stuttgart to Esslingen bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Stuttgart to Esslingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Schaffhausen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Esslingen is 208 km. It takes approximately 2h 28m to drive from Stuttgart to Esslingen.
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